How To Fix M8837 - Enter a price unit

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: M8 - Invoice Verification/Valuation

• Message number: 837

• Message text: Enter a price unit

What causes this issue?

As valuation method, you have chosen "landed price, part-year" without,
however, defining the part-year.

How to fix this error?

Please specify the upper limit (last period) of the part-year in
question.

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message M8837 - Enter a price unit ?

  The SAP error message M8837 "Enter a price unit" typically occurs in the context of material management, particularly when dealing with purchasing or inventory management transactions. This error indicates that the system requires a price unit to be specified for the material or item being processed.
  
  Cause:
  The error is triggered when:
  
  A user attempts to create or modify a purchase order, material master, or other related documents without specifying a price unit.
  The price unit field is either left blank or not properly populated in the relevant transaction.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the M8837 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check the Price Unit Field: Ensure that the price unit field is filled in the relevant transaction. The price unit typically indicates how many units of the material are included in the price (e.g., price per kilogram, price per liter).
  
  
  Material Master Data: If you are working with a material that is already defined in the system,